Statistical characteristics of raindrop size distribution in southwest monsoon season

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 576-590

  Kirankumar, N V P ^a,b   Rao, T Narayana ^b   Radhakrishna, B ^b   Rao, D Narayana ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; LIGHTNING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR MOTIONS; AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDIES; CONVECTIVE RAINS; DROP SORTING; DUAL FREQUENCIES; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESSES; MONSOON PRECIPITATIONS; MONSOON RAINFALLS; PARAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN EVENTS; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SHAPE PARAMETERS; SOUTHWEST MONSOONS; SPECTRAL BROADENING; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICAL STUDIES; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION SYSTEMS; STRATIFORM RAINS; SUMMER MONSOON SEASONS; SYSTEMATIC VARIATIONS; VERTICAL VARIABILITIES; VERTICAL VARIATIONS; VHF MEASUREMENTS; WIND PROFILERS;

RAIN;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 57649156035     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1610.1     Document Type: Article

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